Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-08-20
TOWNS AND VILLAGES.
Some of the Leading Places Net with In
the County.


Some of the Leading Places Net with In
the County.
There are more fourishiug towns in
Colusa county than any other county in
the State removed from San Francisco
and its suburbs. Colusa is the county seat
and largest town in the county It is sit
uated on the west bank of the Sacramento
river, and has an excellent steamboat
landing. The country around is exceed
ing fertile and all under high state of
cultivation. The town is well built, hay-
ing many handsome brick and stone build
ln9s, and wide streets with avenues of
shade trees. Well-graded roads lead to all
parts of the surrounding country. There
Is substantial and costly bridge across
the Sacramento, by which much of the
trade Of Sutter and Butte counties is
brought to the town. There is a narrow
guage railroad running west to the rich
country in the foothills and Coast Range.
This road was built by
PUBLIc-sPrRITEp CITIZENS
Of Colusa, and it has cost to the present
time 100000 1t is safe to say that there
is no other place in the United States with
a population of $500 that has built and
owns an independent railroad of that
length and value. This bare statement
goes beyond all words of praise which
could be spoken respecting the energy and
enterprise of that place and its people.
There are many large mercantile establish
ments, with extensive stocks of goods, large
mills, immense warehouses, good hotels,
line school-houses, creditable churches,
and many handsome dwellings, surrounded
by great trees, shrubbery and flowers. Sew
eral stage lines run TO outside towns. and
there are large livery, feed and sale stables.
Most OF the people of the town keep their
private carriages and horses, which bears
witness TO their wealth and taste. The
school-houses are worthy of special men
ton. They are fine brick buildings. built
with every modern Improvement for venti-
lation and lighting. The wards are large
and afford ample room for recreation.
There are
SEVERAL LARGE PUBLIC HALLS
For public meetings, parties and recep-
tons. vi the fraternal societies of the
coast are represented by hourishing organ
izations. The professions legal, medical
and clerical-are ably represented. The
press is famous all over the coast. The
Colusa Sun Is universally recognized as a
leading country newspaper. 1t is under the
editorial management Of VIII. S. Green,
one of the ablest and best-known men of
the State. To say that he has given the
best years Of long life for the good of his
county and the State is less praise than is
justly his due. The Herald is a newer pa
per and less known, but it is ably edited.
bright and newsy.
THE coLCsA COUNTY BANK
Is one of the largest banking institutions
Of the State outside of San Francisco. Ii
has paid up capital of $4,000 and sur
plus earnings of $4,000. Its success is
due largely to its able cashier and manager.
w. z. Harrington. The capital. surplus
earning and success Of the bank bears wit
ness to the wealth and fertility of the
surrounding country. The Colusa and
Grangers' warehouses have a capacity of
10000 tons. The manager of these ware
houses is Ed. Jones. Colusa has a GOOD
water supply, 4 fire department and
good town government. 1t is one of the
most desirable places Of residence in the
State
OTHER TOWNS or THE RIVER
The other towns on the river are Grinles'
Landing, Sycamore, Grand Island, Eddy'g
Landing, Princeton, Butte City, Jacinto
and st. Johns. These are all steamer
landings and have rich country around
them
THE TOWN OF oRLASD
Is the most northern town on the line of
the railroad IN the county. It has a popu-
latlon OF nearly 900 people and from the
rich country around it enjoys a large trade.
Fruit trees and vines have been tried by
number in this vicinity and they show
remarkable growth, and render most fay
orable verdict for what they can do in both
quantity and quality of fruit An exemp-
llhcatlon of this statement can be observed
in the place of Judge Thomas Nichols.
who has small orchard in the south part
OF town. j. V. Christian, who off of three
acres of land in the outskirts of town has
realized S425 the present season from the
SALE OF BLACKBERRIEs AND GRAPEs.
Last spring he put out an orchard of 500
trees, IN addition to what he already has.
5. G. Cleek, NJ. A. Reager, A T. Stnbble-
field, III. Moore, g. ID. Meenin and +. c.
Graves, all have small orchards which
produce abundantly an excellent quality
Of fruit. A. l.. Hall has an orchard Of
5000 trees, which look healthy and are
loaded with fine large fruit He has. also.
number of orange and lemon trees that
have never failed to produce crop. On
the place Of S. c. Cleek are to be seen
LEMONS AND ORANGES
Which, in size, flavor and perfection. cam
not be excelled in the State. Manuel
Azevedo has small vineyard about seven
miles southeast of 0rland, from which he
sells about 5000 pounds Of grapes each
year, aside from making several barrels of
wine, and also raisins for his own use.
There has just been organized, on the
north side of Stony creek, one mile from
Orland,
AN IRRIGATION DISTRICT
OF about 1900 acres of excellent land.
In this district land can be bought at low
rates. This i the first